Gaming Laptop - Genesis IV

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ConorDuffield

Member
Okay, so I need a basic laptop that will be good for playing and recording games such as Minecraft, currently I have chose this spec...


Chassis & Display
Genesis IV: 15.6" Glossy HD LED 16:9 Widescreen (1366x768)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Genesis Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Laptop Cooling Stands
NONE

Carry Case
NONE

Monitor
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Speakers
NONE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE


From my experience this setup should be okay, but some confirmation would be great!
 
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Adli

Enthusiast
what is your maximum budget? that build looks solid for Minecraft, but other Chassis might give better value for money :)
 
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ConorDuffield

Member
Well my maximum budget is £600, so i'm kind of stuck for choice. If I could push it, the I7 would be nice but I suppose thats not a realistic target.. Well hopefully this will be good, we will have to wait and see. Will post pictures and review after purchase :)
 
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AzY

Gold Level Poster
Faster boot times, Faster read times, Faster write times, its pretty much essential for a decent hard drive
 
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Adli

Enthusiast
ConorDuffield said:
Oh right sweet, so will it make a noticeable difference in gaming? If so I may change my order..
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it makes a huge difference. locating a file on a HDD requires the disk to spin to the correct location for it to be read. as a general rule, the faster a disk can spin the faster the files can be located and read.
thus a 7,2000RPM drive will be a lot faster at loading things than a 5,400RPM.

i would seriously recommend a 7200 RPM drive.
 
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ConorDuffield

Member
Alright makes sense :) I will consider changing the hard drive, but I'm not planning on doing any heavy gaming.. Also I've seen videos on YouTube with the same exact same specs as mine and "Minecraft" for example runs perfectly fine.. I'm going too think this one over, thank you for the advise though :)
 
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ConorDuffield

Member
Also, I've been "snooping" around and was wondering whether the 630m 1GB would be up to the standard of playing other games such as 'Skyrim and GTA4??' Even if it could only handle low settings. It wouldn't be too much of a set-back if it couldn't but some better knowledge of the card and its capabilities would be nice :)
 
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